Obstructing justice will not prevent the triumph of truth
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CLEARLY, if there is one country that cannot claim to be seriously committed to combating terrorism, it’s the
In allowing the deadline to pass for appealing the ruling by immigration Judge William L. Abbott in the simulated immigration trial of Posada Carriles, U.S. Department of Homeland Security representatives have expedited Posada’s path to refuge in that country, unless a third country would be willing to take him in (very unlikely), or the expected "presidential pardon" from Bush Jr. is issued, just like Bush Sr.’s did for Orlando Bosch years ago.
The resolution of Posada’s case is a fallacy, a slap in the face of the international community. No reasons have been given to
As journalists Arleen Rodríguez, Lázaro Barredo and Reinaldo Taladrid affirmed during the November 3 "Roundtable" TV program, if there is one country in the world that does not have the moral authority to talk about torture, it’s the United States, which – according to investigations carried out by The Washington Post – has eight secret prisons in Afghanistan, Thailand and other countries, including two former socialist nations.
Built at a cost of more than $100 million, these clandestine jails administered by the CIA apparently hold dozens of prisoners who are refused all legal rights and due process.
The existence of these prisons was not denied or acknowledged by the U.S. Attorney General when he was interviewed on television in that country; however, a campaign is continuing – advanced by Vice President Dick Cheney – in Congress for a legal memorandum to be approved that would authorize the torture of suspects. With all of this, the
Meanwhile, it continues to prolong the injustice in the case of the Five, hindering the possibility of their immediate return to their homeland.
As has been reported, the
When the full court meets to review the ruling, they must take the contents of that decision into account. "I believe that those judges must have a vocation for justice, and when they evaluate the arguments that the defense is going to offer once again, the truth will out: there is no impartiality in Miami for ensuring a fair trial," Piñero commented.
During the program, broadcast over TV and radio, it was announced that when they learned of the October 31 decision to reconsider the case, our compatriots reacted with the dignity, decorum and nobility that characterizes them, and expressed their determination to continue the struggle to demonstrate their innocence and the anti-terrorist essence of the mission that took them to the United States.